Topic: Blu-ray Release Schedule

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JULY 08
The Moody Blues: Lovely To See You - Live
Image Entertainment/APPROX. 106 MINS./2005/US NR



Audio      English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Synopsis:
1. Lovely To See You
2. Tuesday Afternoon
3. Lean On Me (Tonight)
4. The Actor
5. Steppin' In A Slide Zone
6. The Voice
7. Talking Out Of Turn
8. I Know You're Out There Somewhere
9. The Story In Your Eyes
10. Forever Autumn
11. Your Wildest Dreams
12. Isn't Life Strange
13. The Other Side Of Life
14. December Snow
15. Higher And Higher
16. Are You Sitting Comfortably?
17. I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)
18. Nights In White Satin
19. Question
20. Ride My See-Saw

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JULY 29
Doomsday [Unrated]
Universal/APPROX. 113 MINS./2008/US NR



Audio      English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Special features:
    * Feature Commentary with Director Neil Marshall and Cast Members Sean Pertwee, Darren Morfitt, Rick Warden and Les Simpson
    * Reaper Files
    * Tech Specs
    * Picture in Picture Video

Synopsis:
From the director of The Descent comes an action-packed thrill-ride through the beating heart of hell! To save humanity from an epidemic, an elite fighting unit must battle to find a cure in a post-apocalyptic zone controlled by a society of murderous renegades. Loaded with ferocious fights and high-octane chases, Doomsday grabs you right from the start, and doesn't let go till its explosive end!

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JULY 22
21
Sony Pictures/APPROX. 123 MINS./2008/US PG-13



Special features:
    * 21: The Advantage Player featuring the cast of "21"
    * Basic Strategy: A Complete Film Journal
    * Money Plays: A Tour of the Good Life
    * Filmmakers Commentary
    * Blu-ray Exclusive: "21" Virtual Blackjack Game
    * 1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen
    * English, French and Portuguese Dolby True HD 5.1
    * Spanish and Thai DD5.1 Surround
    * Subtitles (Main Feature): English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Indonesian / Bahasa, Korean, Thai
    * Subtitles (on selected Extra Features): Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Spanish
   
   

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AUG. 26
Postal (US)
Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2007 | 109 mins | Rated R |

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JUNE 03

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ANOTHER COVER ART FOR THIS TITLE: (Region B Release: 07 July 2008)

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AUG. 25
Lady Vengeance (UK-Region B)

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AUG. 26
Afro Samurai: Season One
FUNimation / 2007 / Unrated



Audio Formats
    * English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Supplements
    * Featurette
    * Character Profiles
    * Promo Spot

[Munskie]

AUG. 25
Lady Vengeance (UK-Region B)

Atorni,

If region B, would it play with Asian PS3s?

[JAQY888]

Atorni,

If region B, would it play with Asian PS3s?

Hello Marvs.
Nope, Asian PS3s are Region A, so this title cannot be played with our PS3s  :'(

[Munskie]

Hello Marvs.
Nope, Asian PS3s are Region A, so this title cannot be played with our PS3s  :'(

Mukhang maganda to.   Revenge series ito nung director nung oldboy.   Tingin ako sa playasia or yesasia. 

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JULY 28
27 Dresses (UK-Region B)
20th Century Fox/2008/NR



Bonus materials:
    * The Wedding Party Featurette (13 mins 34 secs)
    * You’ll Never Wear it Again Featurette (6 mins 37 secs)
    * Jane’s World Featurette (4 mins 34 secs)
    * The Running of the Brides Featurette (5 mins 2 secs)
    * Three Deleted Scenes (6 mins 16 secs)

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JULY 29
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle [Extreme Unrated Ed]
New Line Home Ent./US NR



Features include:

    * 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
    * English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
    * English SDH and Spanish subtitles
    * Audio Commentary with Director Danny Leiner and Actors John Cho and Kal Penn
    * Audio Commentary with Writers Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg
    * “Extreme” Commentary with Danny Bouchard
    * John Cho and Kal Penn: The Back Seat Interview
    * The Art of the Fart
    * Cast and Crew: Drive-Thru Bites
    * A Trip to the Landof Burgers
    * Deleted/Alternate Scenes (in HD)
    * Yeah “All Too Much” Music Video
    * John Cho & Kal Penn’s Induction Into The White Castle Craver’s Hall of Fame
    * Harold and Kumar 2 Sneak Peek (in HD)
    * More than seven minutes of trailers
    * Digital Copy of the film

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JULY 29
Dark City
New Line Home Entertainment/111 mins./US NR





Features include:

    * All New Director’s Cut and Original Theatrical Cut of the film
    * 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
    * English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio 
    * English SDH and Spanish subtitles
    * Documentaries: Introduction by Alex Proyas, Memories of Shell Beach (Making Of), Architecture of Dreams
    * Production Gallery
    * Text Essays
    * Neil Gaiman Review of Dark City
    * Director’s Cut Fact Track
    * Theatrical Trailer
    * Multiple Audio Commentary tracks featuring director Alex Proyas, writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, production designer Patrick Tatopoulos and film critic Roger Ebert

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JULY 29
Dark City

Hooyah..finally a release date! Did I see it correctly.....DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1?? 

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Hooyah..finally a release date! Did I see it correctly.....DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1?? 

Hello Paul. Yup, this title has the DTS-HD Audio 7.1 format ... 
Modified my post to include the features of this BD Release 

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JULY 29

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New release date for this title : 01 July 2008.

---- a look at the back cover ....


Features:
    * 2.35:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
    * Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Audio
    * Commentary by Director Steven Brill, Writer Kristofor Brown and Actors Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley and David Dorfman
    * The Writers Get a Chance to Talk: Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen
    * Making of Featurettes
    * Thirteen Deleted/Extended Scenes
    * Line-O-Rama
    * Gag Reel
    * Featurettes: Rap Off; Sprinkler Day; Bully; Directing Kids; The Real Don: Danny McBride

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AUG. 25
P2
Tartan Video/ UK-Region B/R18

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JUNE 23
Sky Blue
Tartan Video/UK-Region B/R15

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AUG. 05
Nim's Island
20th Century Fox/APPROX. 96 MINS./2008/US PG



Audio     
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1

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JULY 22
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Sony Pictures / US NR / All Regions



    * 2.40:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
    * Audio: Dolby True HD 5.1 English, Dolby True HD 5.1 French, Dolby True HD 5.1 Portuguese
    * Subtitles: English, French, Arabic, Dutch, Korean, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Portuguese, English SDH
    * Filmmakers' Commentary with Director Jim Gillespie and Editor Steve Mirkovich
    * Director's Short Film: 'Joyride'
    * Featurette: 'Now I Know What You Did Last Summer'
    * Music Video: 'Hush' by Kula Shaker

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JULY 22
Urban Legend
Sony Pictures / US NR / All Regions



    * 2.40:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
    * Audio: Dolby True HD 5.1 English, Dolby True HD 5.1 French, Dolby True HD 5.1 Portuguese, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1 Thai
    * Subtitles: English, French, Arabic, Dutch, Bahasa, Korean, Spanish,Chinese, Thai, Portuguese, English SDH
    * Director Commentary
    * 'Making-of' Featurette

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JUNE 30
Diary of the Dead
Optimum Home Entertainment/UK-Region B/R18



Features include:
    * 1080P Widescreen
    * Dolby Digital 5.1 Lossless & DTS-HD High Resolution audio
    * Commentary with director George A Romero, editor Michael Doherty and DOP Adam Swica
    * Making Of: Into the Camera interview with actors
    * Master of the Dead: Interview with George A Romero with foreword by producers
    * Filmed character profiles
    * You Look Dead: Make up featurette
    * A New Spin On Death: Spin VFX featurette
    * A World Gone Mad: Photography & Design featurette
    * The Lead Up To Diary: UK Exclusive Interview from Frightfest 08
    * Speak of the Dead: featurette about the celebrity voice-overs
    * Shorts: The First Week & The Root

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July 8

Batman: Gotham Knight


Specs:
1080p/VC-1 video (1.85:1), with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio in English and Japanese, plus Spanish and German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround options. (Subtitles in all four languages are also included).

Extras shared between both the Blu-ray and DVD include the documentary "A Mirror for the Bat: The Evil Denizens of Gotham City," the "Batman and Me: The Bob Kane Story" featurette, a pair of bonus episodes from 'Batman: The Animated Series' (personally selected by 'Gotham Knight' director Bruce Timm), and a special sneak peek at the upcoming DC Comics/Warner Premiere animated movie, 'Wonder Woman.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/High-Def_Disc_Packaging/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Reveals_Specs,_Box_Art_for_Gotham_Knight_Blu-ray/1663

Additional info ..... 
The UK-RB release of this BD title (streetdate: 14 July; with the same/similar artwork) contain the following: 

THE EPISODES

Have I Got a Story for You
Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence) tells the story of how chance encounters with Batman by a group of youngsters leave each kid with a very different impression of the Dark Knight.

Studio: Studio 4ºC
Producers: Eiko Tanaka, Bruce Timm
Director: Shojiro Nishimi
Writer: Josh Olson

Crossfire
Acclaimed novelist/comics writer Greg Rucka tells the story of Gotham City police having to get over their distrust of Batman – while under fire from the mob.

Studio: Production I.G
Producers: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Bruce Timm
Director: Futoshi Higashide
Writer: Greg Rucka, story by Jonah Nolan

Field Test
Writer Jordan Goldberg showcases the incredible high-tech arsenal Batman commands and reveals that there are some things even Batman won’t do in his pursuit of justice.

Studio: Production I.G
Producers: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Bruce Timm
Director: Hiroshi Morioka
Writer: Jordan Goldberg

In Darkness Dwells
Takes Batman into the Gotham sewers to face “Killer Croc,” a deformed thug who seems even more monstrous after the Scarecrow and his fear toxin makes a resurgence, in a story by David S. Goyer, co-screenwriter of “Batman Begins.”

Studio: Madhouse
Producers: Masao Maruyama, Bruce Timm
Director: Yasuhiro Aoki
Writer: David S. Goyer

Working Through Pain
Award-winning comics writer Brian Azzarello explores an early chapter of Bruce Wayne’s training, showing how a mysterious and exotic Indian woman named Cassandra introduced Batman to techniques that would help him to conquer the physical and spiritual consequences of what he does.

Studio: Studio 4ºC
Producers: Eiko Tanaka, Bruce Timm
Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Writer: Brian Azzarello

Deadshot
Four-time Emmy Award-winning writer Alan Burnett ties together threads from all the Batman Gotham Knight chapters, as Batman must thwart an unerring assassin whose love of guns and disregard for human life lets him cross lines that even a Dark Knight shies away from.

Studio: Madhouse
Producers: Masao Maruyama, Bruce Timm
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer: Alan Burnett

        

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RAMBO fans, you might want to [also] check out the UK-BD release .... (streetdate: 23 June 2008; SRP £49.98 --- amazon.co.uk)

Check out the packaging ..... 





Features include:

    * 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
    * English Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround
    * English Audio Description 5.1
    * English, English HOH and Hindi subtitles
    * Picture in picture commentary with Sylvester Stallone
    * Branching featurettes:
          o Snake Sale (Casting)
          o Burmese Pirates (Shooting)
          o Helping People (Production Design)
          o Rambo’s Dream Sequences (Editing)
          o With the Mercs (Casting)
          o Rambo’s Arrow Attack (Visual FX)
          o Nuclear Claymore (Visual FX)
          o Rambo Returns (Visual FX)
    * Audio Commentary with Sylvester Stallone
    * Deleted Scenes
    * It’s a Long Road: The Resurrection of an Icon
    * Courage and Inspiration: The Musical Legacy of Jerry Goldsmith
    * Preparing a Warrior: Finishing Rambo
    * The Weaponry of Rambo
    * A Hero’s Welcome: The Rambo Premier and Reaction
    * Legacy of Despair: The Real Struggle of Myanmar

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_d_h_/026-1478319-5670060?url=search-alias%3Dblu-ray&field-keywords=ULTIMATE+RAMBO+COLLECTION&x=0&y=0


 

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JULY 29 --- Release date postponed 
The Band's Visit
Sony Pictures/ US NR / All Regions



Features include:
    * 1080P 1.78:1 Widescreen
    * Hebrew/English/Arabic Dolby True HD 5.1
    * Subtitles (Main Feature): English, English SDH, Danish, Finnish, Hindi, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
    * Subtitles (Extras): English
    * The Band’s Visit: Making the Fairy Tale

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Additional specs for the highly-anticipated Transformers BD release on 02 Sept.

# 5.1 Dolby Digital, 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus, 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, 5.1 PCM (Uncompressed)
# Commentary by Michael Bay
# TRANSFORMERS H.U.D. (Heads Up Display)--In this mode, viewers can access running text-based behind-the-scenes background information on the production during the feature. Users can also watch relevant picture-in-picture b-roll and video with Bay, Spielberg and other filmmakers during select sequences.
# BD-Live Features TBD
# TRANSFORMERS Tech Inspector (TBD) - Gives viewers an unprecedented look at the TRANSFORMERS robots through the exquisitely detailed models created by ILM artists. Users can zoom in on each detail for a closer examination and pause and change the rotation of the models.

# Our World

    * The Story Sparks - Steven Spielberg discusses his love for the franchise and early concept art for the film. Explores how the writers adapted the cartoon into a live-action movie and why Michael Bay is the perfect director for the film.
    * Human Allies - A look at how the actors were selected and their experiences on the set.
    * I Fight Giant Robots - An exploration of the military training that Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson underwent for their roles and the various stunts that the actors were asked to perform.
    * Battleground - A piece on the senior officials from the Department of Defense and Air Force who consulted on the film to give it authenticity and the key locations that the U.S. government provided access to.

# Their War

    * Rise of the Robots - Explores the interaction between Hasbro designers and Michael Bay to bring the toy line roaring to life.
    * AUTOBOTS Roll Out - Michael Bay discusses working with Chevy and its designers and the modifications that were made to the cars seen in the film.
    * DECEPTICONS Strike - The film's military advisors discuss the "toys" they allowed the production to borrow: F-22 Raptors, Ospreys and A-10 Warthogs.
    * Inside the AllSpark - ILM's digital artists discuss the challenges of bringing the TRANSFORMERS to life.

# More Than Meets The Eye

    * From Script to Sand: The SKORPONOK Desert Attack - An in-depth look at the making of this particularly epic and challenging scene from initial storyboarding through production and visual effects.
    * Concepts - Early sketch concepts of the robots.
    * Trailers

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JULY 21
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Sony Pictures / UK-Region B / R18



    * 2.40:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
    * Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Italian Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Russian (VO) Dolby Digital 5.1
    * Subtitles: English, English HOH, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (Parisian), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
    * Making of Featurette
    * 'How Do I Deal' Music Video Featuring Jennifer Love Hewitt

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SEPT. 02
Black Mask
Lionsgate/APPROX. 102 MINS./1996/US R



With 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

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AUG. 19
Lonesome Dove [2008 Collector's Edition]
Genius Products/APPROX. 372 MINS./1989/US NR



Special features:
    * 2-disc edition - first time in original WIDESCREEN ratio
    * Remastered Audio and Video (HD)
    * Featurette: The Making of an Epic (50 min.)
    * All-New interview with director Simon Wincer
    * Original Interviews on the set: with the entire cast, including Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones
    * Personal Letter from director Simon Wincer
    * Original TV Poster Reprint

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JULY 01
Sex and Death 101
Starz-Anchor Bay/APPOX. 117 MINS./US R